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Finalize Billing for Nurse Notes

The Start and End time clock buttons are available in the Behavioral health billing section and on the Program Name panel above. The values documented in either place are immediately reflected in the same fields on the other section. Entered times can be modified by clicking in the field. If desired, you can document the time values at a later date. It is important to follow the established format: 00:00 AM or PM.

  1. To finalize billing on the Nursing Note (Long) or the Nursing Note (Short) template, navigate to the Behavioral health billing section.
  2. To enter the End time, click one of the following:
    • Click the clock to enter the current time.
    • In the field to type the time that marked the end of the exam.
    The read-only Duration field automatically fills after the End time is entered.
  3. If appropriate, select the option for Service performed by.
    The system fills the fields with the name of the current user.
    A stored procedure that works with the Service Code Mapping practice template calculates a service code based on selected practice, payer, visit type, licensure, and the time-based calculation. If there is a single service description/code found, the Service description and Service code fields fills with the appropriate values.
    The stored procedure launches an alert if E&M coding or other additional coding is required.
  4. To address multiple service codes returned, select Service performed by:
    • Highlight the desired row on the Bh Coding Select template.
    • Click the Select button to populate the Service description and Service code fields on the Assess/Plan tab.
  5. To select a different value, click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Service description label.
    The Bh Coding Select template appears again. The drop-down arrow only appears after a selection is made on the Bh Coding Select template.
  6. If no matching service code is found or to select a difference service code, click the Service description or Service code field to select a value and then click the next available field to enter a modifier.
  7. Set the Time-based value to No or Yes.
  8. If a coding alert appears, click the Submit to Superbill button.